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WELLNESS SERVICES

AYURVEDA MASSAGE, SKINCARE, AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS

Do you crave more balance in your life? Want your radiance to glow from the inside out? Interested in experiencing timeless detoxifying and rejuvenating treatments in your busy modern life? The professional wellness team at Yoga 216 has you covered!

With a deep connection to holistic approaches, our custom therapeutic massage, ayurveda skincare, and community workshops are provided by experienced practitioners. We take great pride in skillfully custom designing your session to suit your individual needs. The 216 Wellness center is a true healing oasis amid the chaos of Manhattan.

And now you can support your wellness with the 216 Wellness Membership! Details below.

216 Wellness Membership

Do find yourself regularly wanting to book a massage or facial treatment each month? Then 216’s Wellness Membership is for you!

The Wellness Membership includes one monthly 60 minute Ayurveda facial or 60 minute Abhyanga massage treatment at a discounted price of $108/month for a whole year! You can schedule a recurring monthly appointment or book a different time each month. (Appointments must be scheduled with one week minimum notice to guarantee availability under the terms of the membership.)

The Wellness Membership includes a one year initial term, with up to two pauses per year (30 days notice required). Unused treatments do not rollover to subsequent months.

Ayurveda Massage and Prenatal Massage

Abhyanga is a traditional, distinctive style of massage based in Ayurvedic principles. Abhyanga massage balances the energies within the body, eases muscular tension, and promotes relaxation. Herb-infused oils are hand selected according to each individual’s constitution.

Full body massage that addresses the marma points on the body to release deep seated muscular tension. Much like acupuncture points, marma points are junction points of the body and function as gateways in directing the subtle energy system of the body.

Ayurveda Specialty Treatments

An Ayurvedic dry massage that stimulates the skin and lymphatic system and enhances cellular turnover. Exfoliating silk gloves or dry brushes gently remove dead skin layers to leave skin glowing. Dry massage helps to prepare the skin for massage so oils can penetrate deeply in the skin. Garshan silk gloves will be provided to you after your treatment to use at home so you can continue your self care ritual.

A dosha specific Ayurveda exfoliation will be prepared for you to exfoliate the skin thoroughly. With a dosha-specific oil base, the exfoliation process will clear rough, dry skin while hydrating and nurturing your skin. A warm shower completes this treatment.

Ayurveda Mini-Treatments

With Phaki Lesibu, Massage Therapist, LMT

These mini-treatments offer more ways to tailor the rejuvenating effects of your Ayurveda Treatment, or you can choose one by itself for a 30-minute escape, easy to fit into even the busiest schedule. You can also combine two mini-treatments together to create your own specialized treatment.

Detox the mind, nourish the brain, and ease tension in your neck and shoulders. This penetrating massage will work wonders to release muscle tension and re-balance the nervous system.

For this treatment, we use Specialty Ayurveda oil that is balancing to all three doshas. It has a cooling essence that is particularly soothing to pitta, which is often at the root of hair issues, such as premature greying and hair loss. The specialty oil is traditionally used to encourage healthy hair growth and better sleep; it also cools the head and calms the mind, making it an excellent choice for massaging the scalp.

A dosha specific Ayurveda exfoliation softens the feet and prepares them for warm herbal oils applied to the root marma points on the feet. The specific massage techniques in this treatment will benefit the entire body.

Your therapist will administer an herb-infused oil to lubricate the nasal passages, which soothes the tissues and promotes awareness and concentration. Nasya is balancing for all three doshas and, according to Ayurveda tradition, helps to improve the voice quality, strengthen vision, and promote mental clarity.

Clearer and healthier skin will radiate from your deep clean Ayurveda facial, which includes cleansing, herbal exfoliation, gentle extractions, a healing marma therapy massage and a freshly made mask to heal and calm your skin. This longer facial is ideal for acne prone skin and skin needing a deeper level of healing.

This facial includes treatment for the décolletage, neck, and face. It begins with gentle cleansing and continues with herbal exfoliation, extractions, and a healing marma therapy massage to focus on lifting and rejuvenating the skin. All that is sealed in with two customized masks to nourish and firm your skin.

This facial starts with a thorough cleanse and herbal exfoliation, steam and gentle extractions. Rice poultices are prepared with specific herbs for your skin type and massaged with a warm mixture of organic milk into your skin. Kalyani Facial is hydrating and relieves tension from the face in order to bring radiance to your skin.

Ayurveda Health Assessments

When was the last time someone sat down with you for two hours, ​listening without judgment?

WHO SHOULD HAVE AN IN DEPTH HEALTH ASSESSMENT?
The first step for many seeking my guidance, is the longing to have more energy, increased vitality and to learn what changes will help them to improve their quality of life on all levels.

The motivation for some is to work on their diet, and learn about nutrition and herbs that will support their healing. Others want to learn how to decrease pain of the body and find serenity in the body and mind. Still others want to learn how to have a healthy physical and emotional relationship with themselves and/or a partner. No matter what the reason each person needs to feel heard and seen through his or her personal story. Some have experienced serious health & life challenges and need guidance in getting to the root of a deeply seated chronic issue. Often people have a sense of what is needed but they aren’t able to pinpoint what that is in the bigger picture of their lives for body, mind and heart.

THE FIRST STEP
The best place to begin is a two-hour In-depth Health Analysis session. After you have made an appointment with me, you will receive a detailed pdf file with questions about everything related to health: physical complaints, diet, sleeping habits, stresses in life, elimination, environment, accidents, energy level, emotional state, mental state, and health history. They all matter. Answering the questions at home helps you become conscious of the possible stressors in life, and gives me a tremendous amount of information to guide and give you what you want and need in the session. During the first session we will walk through all your answers and address the stressors. I will help empower you to reconnect to your Source of Vitality, and to begin making appropriate lifestyle changes. For some one session is all they need. Others need more frequent sessions to assist them in the process of returning to Radiant Health. Before you know it the two hours have passed. You may record the session if you like. I’ll also give you the notes that I’ve taken during our session.

I use a variety of healing modes to help you return to Radiant Health. My western medical training as a nurse taught me how to work with the physical structure. The Eastern trilogy of Yoga, Ayurveda and Tantra deepened my understanding of how to help people prevent illness, how to gracefully deal with challenges and how to live a joyful life in radiant health. Your treatments may include deep healing Ayurvedic bodywork and detox/rejuvenating retreat programs, pranic healing methods and spiritual mentoring.
​SESSIONS
The initial 2-hour session includes an in-depth assessment followed by a personalized treatment program. Follow-up sessions are recommended every month. The sequence and time chosen depends on your current situation, how your respond to treatment and recommendations given. The body has its own innate knowingness for pacing of healing that needs to be honored.